The Ketogenic Diet and Sport: A Possible Marriage?
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The ketogenic diet (KD) is used widely as a weight loss strategy and, more rarely, as therapy for some diseases. In many sports, weight control is often necessary (boxing, weightlifting, wrestling, etc.), but the KD usually is not considered. Our hypothesis is that KD might be used to achieve fat loss without affecting strength/power performance negatively.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Exercise and sport sciences reviews
دوره 43 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015